Question

In some seeds, the endosperm formed as a result of double fertilisation, is a food storing tissue. Coconut water is the liquid reservoir of nutrients (liquid endosperm) that nourishes the young coconut for a year or more of its life, delivering vital nutrients for sustained development of the solid endosperm (coconut meat) found inside the fruit.

• A. mesocarp
• B. embryo
• C. endosperm
• D. endocarp

Answer 1

The correct option is C

endosperm

The coconut water and the edible part of coconut are equivalent to endosperm.